Net bowler feels bad about Warne blow

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Say hello to the villain of the piece - Ahmad Nizam. He's the
kid who broke Shane Warne's thumb while bowling to him in the nets
on the eve of the fourth Test at Wankhede Stadium. The kid who
knocked the greatest leg spinner in history out of the game for up
to a month.

Ahmad is a left-arm off spinner, who plays for the Mumbai under
19s. He was thrilled to be asked to bowl to the Australians at
training, but "disappointed like I don't know how to say" when he
ruined Warne's tour.

"I am not happy about it," a very sheepish Ahmad said. "My
parents are not happy about it, either. They are angry with me.

"They like Shane Warne. They said to me: 'Ahmad, why did you do
this?' I told them I didn't mean to do it. I didn't mean to hurt
his thumb."

A shattered Warne flew home, having been denied the chance to
play one last Test in India.

"It is all my fault," said Ahmad. "It is a great shame because
everybody here wanted to see Shane Warne play again. He is
unbelievable. He is the best, you know.

"He has more wickets than anybody. It is a long time before
Australia comes back and we all wanted to see him bowl in
Mumbai.

"It was just a normal ball, but it hit the seam and bounced
high. I did not know how badly he was hurt. It was a great shock
when I found out. I feel very, very bad about this."

Ahmad said his idol was New Zealand left-armer Daniel
Vettori.

Asked who he thought was the best Australian batsman after three
days of bowling to them in the nets, he replied: "Ricky Ponting. He
was chanceless. He played me too easy."